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‘We give what we have, not what we have left over’
An excellent new book explores exactly what the concept of international solidarity means to Cuba, says BOB ORAM
SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
Exporting Revolution: Cuba’s Global Solidarity
by Margaret Randall
(Duke University Press, £20.99)
HURRICANE Irma brought into sharp focus the astonishing reality of Cuba’s internationalism. Even while nature’s horrific power pummelled the island, Cuba was dispatching 750 health workers to neighbouring countries to help them.
As Margaret Randall states in her book Exporting Revolution, “In Cuba, we have a country that has given — and continues to give — more than its share of morality, expertise, talent, heavy lifting and concrete aid to peoples everywhere.”
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Cuba Solidarity Campaign director ROB MILLER invites readers to book tickets for a speaking tour not to be missed in the struggle for liberation around the globe
Cuba deserves, in its hour of need, a far greater international support than it receives, writes GREG GODELS